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陪审团已裁定杜安·“基夫·D”·戴维斯犯有策划1996年拉斯维加斯说唱歌手图派克·夏库尔谋杀案的罪名，这是这起几十年来一直牵动嘻哈乐迷心弦的案件首次作出有罪判决。
现年63岁的戴维斯于周一被判定犯有使用致命武器谋杀罪，罪名是为了促进、协助或帮助犯罪帮派实施对夏库尔的谋杀，他可能被判处终身监禁。此前他一直拒不认罪。检方于周一晚间表示，由于证人安排问题，州方将撤销指控中关于帮派加重处罚的部分。
经过为期一周的审判，陪审团在不到三小时内就达成了裁决。
裁决宣读完毕后，夏库尔的妹妹塞基瓦·“塞特”·夏库尔哭了起来，并回头握住了身后一位人士的手。法庭上还有戴维斯的儿子，他用一只手捂住了脸。
首席副地区检察官比努·帕拉尔在结案陈词中告诉陪审员，戴维斯在当晚早些时候侄子被殴打后，获取了一把枪并“围捕”夏库尔和死囚唱片公司联合创始人马里恩“苏格”·奈特。
帕拉尔承认，戴维斯对这起谋杀案的描述多年来一直在变化，但他辩称这些差异反映了戴维斯不断变化的动机以及为自保而做出的努力。他表示，有一个关键细节始终一致：戴维斯多次声称自己当时坐在开枪的白色凯迪拉克车内。
“核心事实没有变，关键事实没有变，”帕拉尔说道。
戴维斯的辩护律师迈克尔·桑夫特敦促陪审员找出除戴维斯本人供述之外的证据，证明他在夏库尔被枪杀当晚身处拉斯维加斯或那辆凯迪拉克车内。他指出，没有监控录像、通话记录或其他证据能证明戴维斯当时在场。
“本案中没有任何证据能证明这个人在1996年9月7日身处拉斯维加斯，”桑夫特一边指着戴维斯一边说道。
2026年8月31日，在拉斯维加斯地区司法中心克拉克县地区法院的休庭期间，杜安·戴维斯站在被告席。史蒂夫·马库斯/泳池照片 via 美联社
由16名陪审员组成的陪审团（其中4人为候补陪审员）在9天的审判中听取了24名控方证人和3名辩方证人的证词。
这场审判将这起历时数十年的案件推向高潮，多年来一直吸引着嘻哈乐迷和真实犯罪专家的关注。
夏库尔被认为是史上最具影响力的说唱歌手之一，1996年9月7日他在拉斯维加斯时，车辆在红灯前停下，一辆白色凯迪拉克停在他身旁，随后枪声响起。六天后，夏库尔因伤势过重去世。奈特也中弹受伤，但幸免于难。
多年来，这起说唱歌手死亡案一直无人被指控，直到戴维斯开始公开表态，称自己当时坐在凯迪拉克车内，并将枪交给了后座的其他人。戴维斯将此次枪击描述为报复行为，因为在枪击发生数小时前，奈特和夏库尔的随行人员殴打了他的侄子。
根据内华达州法律，帮助他人实施谋杀的人同样可以被判定犯有谋杀罪。戴维斯是检方指认的四名涉案凯迪拉克车内人员中目前唯一在世的人。检方称最初将枪交给戴维斯的男子也已去世。
2026年8月17日，在拉斯维加斯举行的杜安·戴维斯谋杀案审判期间，一张示意图被展示，该案与1996年说唱歌手图派克·夏库尔被杀案有关。史蒂夫·马库斯/泳池照片 via 美联社
帕拉尔告诉陪审员，如果他们相信戴维斯的供述，这些供述不需要其他证据来独立佐证。
不过，他指出了南康普顿克里普斯帮和莫布·皮鲁帮之间的帮派对立、与奥兰多“宝贝莱恩”·安德森的冲突，以及证供显示夏库尔圈子里的人在枪击当晚就指认安德森和戴维斯为嫌疑人。证人作证称，南康普顿克里普斯帮和莫布·皮鲁帮之间存在激烈的帮派对立，这两个帮派分别与对立的唱片公司坏男孩唱片和死囚唱片公司有关联。
“谁开的枪并不是问题所在，”帕拉尔说道。检方并未主张戴维斯亲自扣动扳机，而是认为他提供了枪支并策划了袭击，因此应承担刑事责任。
帕拉尔还辩称此次枪击是有预谋的，他指出证词和戴维斯的供述显示，该团伙在在路上发现夏库尔并掉头之前一直在寻找他。“这是一个计划，而非一时冲动，”帕拉尔说道。
帕拉尔出示了戴维斯2019年的回忆录《康普顿街头传奇》，并播放了一段采访，其中戴维斯鼓励人们购买这本书以了解“真实的真相”。尽管书中有免责声明称部分事实已被修改，但帕拉尔辩称，书中改动的只是人名、酒店等细节，核心叙述并未改变。
2026年8月31日，首席副地区检察官比努·帕拉尔在结案陈词中手持杜安·戴维斯的回忆录。史蒂夫·马库斯/泳池照片 via 美联社
帕拉尔还驳斥了辩方关于戴维斯为牟利而编造供述的说法。“从谋杀案中获利是完全不同的性质，”帕拉尔说道，“而戴维斯先生正是在这么做。”
桑夫特在结案陈词中也提到了当事人的回忆录。他在朗读一段节选时大声说出了种族歧视词汇“N-word”，导致旁听 overflow 法庭的观众纷纷退缩并摇头。
在多次采访中，戴维斯称自己将枪递给了后座，但在其他场合以及他的书中，戴维斯并未透露是谁开的枪。
在反驳陈词中，检察官马克·迪贾科莫出示了戴维斯留存的一本剪贴簿，里面是关于夏库尔的报道。
“这家伙竟然在为自己的谋杀案剪贴素材，我的天，”迪贾科莫对陪审员说道。
检方证人包括一名帮派专家，他称戴维斯是年轻帮派成员必须服从的决策者。而桑夫特则询问陪审员，是否有证据证明戴维斯在枪击前后曾发号施令。
庭审期间，调查人员表示，警方在搜查戴维斯住所时发现了一张拉斯维加斯酒店的账单，但不清楚账单的日期，也不清楚该证据目前的下落。
这起案件已近30年，这影响了法庭上呈现的证据类型。检方警告陪审员，上世纪90年代收集的物证与如今执法部门收集的物证有所不同，包括枪击当晚的酒店监控录像。
Guilty verdict in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 murder as jury convicts Duane Davis of orchestrating shooting
August 31, 2026 / 8:41 PM EDT / CBS/AP
A jury has found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas, marking the first conviction in a case that has gripped hip-hop fans for decades.
Davis, 63, was convicted Monday on a charge of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang in Shakur’s killing, and could be sentenced to life in prison. He had pleaded not guilty. The prosecution said Monday night that the state would dismiss the gang enhancement part of the charge due to witness logistics.
The jury reached its verdict in less than three hours after a weekslong trial.
After the verdict was read, Shakur’s sister, Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur, cried and reached back to a person behind her. Also in the courtroom was Davis’ son, who covered his face with one hand.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Binu Palal told jurors in closing arguments that Davis acquired a gun and “went hunting” for Shakur and Death Row Records co-founder Marion “Suge” Knight after they beat up Davis’ nephew earlier that night.
Palal acknowledged that Davis’ accounts of the killing evolved over the years but argued those differences reflected Davis’ changing motivations and efforts to protect himself. One critical detail, he said, remained consistent: Davis repeatedly placed himself inside a white Cadillac from which the shots were fired.
“The core facts remain. The material facts remain,” Palal said.
Davis’ defense attorney, Michael Sanft, challenged jurors to identify evidence outside Davis’ own statements that placed him in Las Vegas or inside the Cadillac on the night Shakur was shot. He pointed to the absence of surveillance footage, phone records and other evidence putting Davis there.
“They have nothing in this case that says that man was here in Las Vegas on Sept. 7, 1996,” Sanft said, pointing toward Davis.
Duane Davis stands during a break in closing arguments in Clark County District Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on Aug. 31, 2026. Steve Marcus/Pool Photo via AP
The panel of 16 jurors, four of whom were alternates, heard testimony from 24 prosecution witnesses and three defense witnesses over nine days.
The trial brought to a head a decades-old case that for years has drawn the eyes of hip-hop fans and true crime experts alike.
Shakur, who was considered one of the most influential rappers of all time, was in Las Vegas on Sept. 7, 1996, and stopped at a red light when a white Cadillac pulled up beside him, and shots were fired. He died six days later from his wounds. Knight was also wounded but survived.
For years, nobody had been charged in the rapper’s death until Davis began making public statements, saying he was in the Cadillac and gave the gun to others in the back seat. Davis described the shooting as an act of retaliation after Knight and Shakur’s entourage beat up Davis’ nephew hours before the shooting.
Under Nevada law, someone who helps another person commit murder can be convicted of the crime. Davis is the only person still alive among the four men prosecutors say were in the Cadillac. The man who prosecutors say originally gave the gun to Davis is also dead.
An illustration is displayed during Duane Davis’ murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, in Las Vegas on Aug. 17, 2026. Steve Marcus/Pool Photo via AP
Palal told jurors that if they believe Davis’ statements, they do not have to be independently corroborated with additional evidence.
Still, he pointed to the rivalry between the South Side Compton Crips and Mob Piru, the fight with Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson and testimony that members of Shakur’s circle identified Anderson and Davis as suspects the night of the shooting. Witnesses had testified to the heated gang rivalry between the South Side Compton Crips and Mob Piru, which were associated with dueling record companies Bad Boy Records and Death Row Records.
“Who fired is not the question,” Palal said. Prosecutors haven’t argued that Davis pulled the trigger, but instead that he was criminally responsible because he provided the gun and ordered the attack.
Palal also argued the shooting was premeditated, pointing to testimony and Davis’ accounts that the group searched for Shakur before spotting him on the road and making a U-turn. “It’s a plan, not an impulse,” Palal said.
Palal held up Davis’ 2019 memoir, “Compton Street Legend,” and played an interview in which Davis encouraged people to buy it to get the “real truth.” Although the book contains a disclaimer saying some facts were changed, Palal argued that names, hotels and other details changed while the central account did not.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Binu Palal holds a copy of Duane Davis’ book during closing arguments on Aug. 31, 2026. Steve Marcus/Pool Photo via AP
Palal also rejected the defense’s contention that Davis fabricated his accounts to make money. “It is an entirely different proposition to be profiting from a murder,” Palal said. “And that is what Mr. Davis is doing.”
Sanft also turned to his client’s memoir during his closing argument. While reading an excerpt, he said the N-word aloud, prompting people watching in an overflow courtroom to recoil and shake their heads.
In multiple interviews, Davis said he handed the gun to the back seat, but in others as well as in his book, Davis wouldn’t say who pulled the trigger.
In a rebuttal argument, prosecutor Marc DiGiacomo pointed to a scrapbook Davis kept containing articles about Shakur.
“This guy’s scrapbooking his murder, for God’s sake,” DiGiacomo told jurors.
The prosecution’s witnesses included a gang expert who described Davis as the shot caller that younger gang members had to obey. Sanft, meanwhile, asked jurors if there was any evidence that Davis had ever called the shots before or after the shooting.
During the trial, investigators said a Las Vegas hotel bill was found at Davis’ residence during a police search, but it wasn’t clear when it was dated — or where that evidence is currently located.
The case is nearly 30 years old, which has affected the kind of evidence presented in court. Prosecutors warned jurors that material collected in the ’90s is different from what law enforcement collects today, including hotel surveillance video from the night of the shooting.
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